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Meaning of confiscate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/
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Verb
confiscate
Etymology
mid 16th century: from Latin confiscat-‘put away in a chest, consigned to the public treasury’, from the verb confiscare, based on con-‘together’ + fiscus‘chest, treasury’
Definitions
1.
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
Examples
« The FBI seized the drugs »
« The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment »
« The police confiscated the stolen artwork »
Classifying Adjective
confiscate
Definitions
1.
surrendered as a penalty
Synonyms
lost
2.
taken without permission or consent especially by public authority
Examples
« the condemned land was used for a highway cloverleaf »
« the confiscated liquor was poured down the drain »
Synonyms
taken